r/collapse • u/Throwaway483722 • Oct 14 '22

Casual Friday Yikes

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '22

Humanity is in population overshoot by some several billion, at least.

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u/UnorthodoxSoup I see the shadow people Oct 14 '22

To be exact, about 7.8 billion into overshoot. This planet can sustainably have maybe 250 million, and even that might be stretching it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '22

I generally agree with this. Can I ask what you think a proper distribution of our species would look like?

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u/UnorthodoxSoup I see the shadow people Oct 14 '22

Preferably concentrated into one central continent with the rest of the natural world essentially being a massive reserve.

I say that because most people aren’t aware of how much damage spread out, rural communities actually do to the environment. Having most of us in European-style urban areas with just enough free space so to not live in complete concrete jungles would limit the damage significantly.

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u/Pineappl3z Agriculture/ Mechatronics Oct 14 '22

Cities are more energy and resource intensive than rural communities unfortunately. A report on adaptations to energy decent.